On January 13, the UK Government took a step towards significant reform of the business crime landscape by issuing a formal “call for evidence” in relation to corporate liability for economic crimes such as fraud, false accounting and money laundering. While only the initial step – the next stage will involve a full consultation on a detailed proposal and draft legislation – it potentially heralds a new era of increased corporate exposure to prosecution.

Any changes that are enacted are broadly likely to take the form of corporate offenses similar to section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 (failure to … Read more

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